Nicholas Bell

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Los Angeles based Nicholas Bell is IONCINEMA.com's Chief Film Critic and covers film festivals such as Sundance, Berlin, Cannes and TIFF. He is part of the critic groups on Rotten Tomatoes, The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), FIPRESCI, the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) and GALECA. His top 3 for 2023: The Beast (Bonello) Poor Things (Lanthimos), Master Gardener (Schrader). He was a jury member at the 2019 Cleveland International Film Festival.

Exclusive articles:

Return to Montauk | 2017 Berlin International Film Festival Review

The Past is Present: Schlondorff Explores Romantic Regrets in Mismated Adaptation A key figure in the New German Wave from the mid-60s through the 1970’s,...

Lovesong | Review

Her Best Friend’s Wedding: Kim’s Poetic Exploration of Muted Desire Indie auteur So Yong Kim continues in English with her fourth narrative feature, Lovesong, a...

Land of Mine | Review

Enemy Mine: Zandvliet Explores the Casualties of War Martin Zandvliet leaves behind the world of theater for his third feature, Land of Mine, a based...

A Fantastic Woman | 2017 Berlin International Film Festival Review

A Time to Love and a Time to Die: Lelio’s Fantastic Portrait of Pain and Perseverance “What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger,” murmurs the...

Spoor | 2017 Berlin International Film Festival Review

Animal Love: Holland Blunders with Hysterical Murder Mystery What reveals itself to be an interesting inversion on parable of the boy who cried wolf, Polish...

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Interview: Ariane Labed – September Says

A pivotal figure in the Greek Weird Wave, Ariane...

Interview: Jessica Palud – Being Maria

In 2018, political journalist and writer Vanessa Schneider released...

Interview: Sarah Friedland & Kathleen Chalfant – Familiar Touch

A work-in-progress participant at the 2023 American Film Festival...
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